ETQ TG32P12 4,000 Watt 7 HP 207cc 4-Cycle OHV Gas Powered Portable Generator
by Eastern Tools & Equipment
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of ETQ TG32P12 4,000 Watt 7 HP 207cc 4-Cycle OHV Gas Powered Portable Generator
Customer Review: Does not work with every UPS battery back-up
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the TG32P12 for an emegerncy generator for a small company I work for. Upon testing, I found this generator is very high quality. The engine is quite and voltage stabilization is very good. I tested it up to 3000W with two 1500W space heaters and Kill-a-watt and it ran good. Fast switch of the load did not change the voltage a lot; the voltage swung between 122V and 114V.
The engine is definitely quiter than other Chinese OHV engine. I have a big box supermarket brand 3000W generator and I ran the two generators side by side. The exhaust noise is about the same, but the mechanical noise from engine is vastly different. Another difference is the height of the generator. The generator head is smaller in diameter(than other 3000W generators) and this results in overall lower height of the generator.
Although this generator safely powered computers and monitors, some UPS battery back-up does not recognize the generator power and denied to run and charge the battery. I think it is because the frequncy of the generator output is not exact 60Hz. APC Back-UPS did not recognize the generator but Tripp-Lite OMNI UPS (intermittently) worked with the generator.
And I had difficult time in connecting computers to the generator due to GFCI recepticle in the generator. The GFCI circuit breaker kept tripped. I solved this issue by changing the neutral wiring to floating neutral. You can find many good article about modifying a generator to floating neutral wiring.
Customer Review: More than what I paid for
Summary: 4 Stars
The generator arrived in perfect working order...no damage and all parts in place. Set up took less than 5 minutes.
After adding oil and fuel it started on the first pull. Nice. I ran it for an hour with 1500 watt smoker heater as a load, then changed the oil. For those who remember the days when all engines required break in, I was not surprised that the used oil had that beautiful, swirly, fine metalic gliter and was very dark. I changed the oil again after 5 hours and there were a few speckles and swirls, but much less, just as expected. Then after 20 hours, the last oil change yielded no visible particles and a magnet was only able to collect the slightest trace of ferrous metal. During the run in, four different screws rattled loose and fell off. No problem finding where they went and no issue since.
The 13.5 amp breaker might seem strange, but if running at 240...240*13.5=3240Watts. How about that, just as rated! I am able to run the 1500W smoker (12.5 amps+), and still handle the starting surge and run my 7 amp shop vac and a large portable stereo speaker boost system. My Fluke multimeter shows the voltage at 112 steady as a rock. I am more than satisfied.
After run in, my only issue is that the handle rattles during operation and probably adds a few dbs to the sound level, but a bungie cord will solve that.
As I could by 3 of these for the price of a Honda 2000W and I don't need silent running, I am more than satisfied with my purchase.
Customer Review: Nice generator and easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got my unit today. I gave it a test with a ac unit and it worked great. The spec's are not right on amazon. The model is a tg32p12 eastern tools& equipment.
Here are the Specs from the instruction book it came with.
tg32p12
engine type 4 stroke air cooled OHV
Displacement 207 cc 12.63 cu in.
Bore x Stroke 70x54 mm 2.76x2.13in
Engine rated power 5.15 KVA @ 3600 r/min 7 hp @ 3600 r/min
fuel unleaded
fuel tank capacity 15.14 l 4 gal
operation hours 13 hrs @ 50% load
engine oil capacity 0.6l (20.3 ounce)
Engine start pattern manual start
generator type synchronous generator
phase single
power factor cos 0 = 1.0
ac output voltage 120v
ac output frequency 60hz
ac output max power 4000 +- 10% watts
ac output rated power 3250 +- 3% watts
noise level 65 db @ 7m
weight 48.0kg 105.7 lbs
dimensions 63.5x54.0x49.5cm 25.0x21.3x19.5in
240 volt output.
My unit came with out any shipping or factor damage. It start ion the first pull and ran study. Also the receptacles types on the unit are.
1 nema 5-20r 125 volt 20 amp gfci duplex
1 l5-30r 120 volt 30 amp twist lock
1 nema l14-30r 240/120 volt 30 amp twist lock
Customer Review: At this price you can't beat it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I received this generator just last week and just in time for a several-hour power outage. When my power went out yesterday afternoon, my new generator was still sitting in my garage unopened. I opened the box only to discover that there was not a manual or any paperwork whatsoever inside. It wasn't too difficult to figure out however. There are two wheels and two rubber feet that need attached to the bottom and a handle that needs attached to the side. That was all of the assembly that was required. I filled it up with 10W-30 oil and then put in the gasoline. It started up pretty easily. (After I figured out which way the choke was supposed to go!) I let the engine stabilize and then plugged in a lamp to make sure that everything was working OK. After a brief moment where my heart sank when the light didn't come on, I realized that the GFCI breakers come tripped. I reset them and viola - light!
I connected a 2200sf pellet stove, two lamps, and my refrigerator/freezer to the generator. Of course, when I plugged in the fridge, it stuttered briefly, but it got back on track very quickly.
I'm pretty impressed with it so far!
Update following Northeast Dec 2008 ice storm... (just two weeks AFTER the previous post)
My power was out for four days. This generator got almost EIGHTY hours of run time. I changed the oil once for good measure but it kept the house warm and the lights on!
Customer Review: Great, but You Need to Know ...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an outstanding generator that only needs a little help in understanding how to use it. There are two things: Oil and Gas that need some explanation. Filling with oil - Do not tip it back to fill it (as some say you can do) because it will run through the engine and out the air filter, resulting in the need to get oil out of the filter, housing, and off the floor, which was a big mess. Just add oil in a level position using a funnel until it will not hold anymore. GAS - mine apparently ran out of gas but seemed to indicate it still had gas in the tank according to the indicator. Looking down inside it also seemed to have gas, so that puzzled me as to why it quit running and caused me to try to add oil it didn't need (I forgot it has a light to tell you when it needs oil). So apparently the gas indicator is not very accurate because I added 4 gallons of gas and everything worked fine. Another note, make sure the ground is level when the gas tank is full or it will overflow due to vibration.
Since then the generator has run a 6000 BTU Frigidaire unit, lights, and power equipment off one 115 volt leg, only popping the 15amp circuit breaker once. In other situations I would have split the load between the two 115 volt legs of the generator's output and prevented this possibility.